Butler County | |
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Coordinates: 37°47′N 96°50′W / 37.783°N 96.833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | August 25, 1855 |
Named for | Andrew Pickens Butler |
Seat | El Dorado |
Largest city | Andover |
Area | |
• Total | 1,447 sq mi (3,750 km2) |
• Land | 1,430 sq mi (3,700 km2) |
• Water | 17 sq mi (40 km2) 1.2% |
Population | |
• Total | 67,380 |
• Density | 47.1/sq mi (18.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 316 |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | bucoks.com |
Butler County (county code BU) is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 67,380 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is El Dorado. El Dorado is also the biggest city in Butler County.[2]
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 1,447 square miles (3,750 km2). Of that, 1,430 square miles (3,700 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (1.2%) is water.[3] It is the biggest county by size in Kansas.
Sources: National Atlas,[4] U.S. Census Bureau[5]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 437 | — | |
1870 | 3,035 | 594.5% | |
1880 | 18,586 | 512.4% | |
1890 | 24,055 | 29.4% | |
1900 | 23,363 | −2.9% | |
1910 | 23,059 | −1.3% | |
1920 | 43,842 | 90.1% | |
1930 | 35,904 | −18.1% | |
1940 | 32,013 | −10.8% | |
1950 | 31,001 | −3.2% | |
1960 | 38,395 | 23.9% | |
1970 | 38,658 | 0.7% | |
1980 | 44,782 | 15.8% | |
1990 | 50,580 | 12.9% | |
2000 | 59,482 | 17.6% | |
2010 | 65,880 | 10.8% | |
2020 | 67,380 | 2.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] |
Butler County is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 69.6% 22,634 | 28.2% 9,181 | 2.2% 705 |
2016 | 69.0% 19,073 | 23.8% 6,573 | 7.3% 2,011 |
2012 | 69.6% 18,157 | 27.9% 7,282 | 2.5% 646 |
2008 | 65.1% 18,155 | 32.9% 9,159 | 2.0% 559 |
2004 | 70.2% 18,438 | 28.5% 7,495 | 1.3% 347 |
2000 | 63.7% 13,377 | 32.2% 6,755 | 4.2% 870 |
1996 | 58.7% 13,979 | 30.6% 7,294 | 10.7% 2,543 |
1992 | 38.8% 9,166 | 29.8% 7,029 | 31.5% 7,434 |
1988 | 57.6% 10,976 | 40.4% 7,690 | 2.1% 390 |
1984 | 66.3% 12,976 | 32.6% 6,371 | 1.1% 217 |
1980 | 55.3% 10,210 | 37.3% 6,875 | 7.4% 1,368 |
1976 | 48.5% 8,390 | 49.3% 8,540 | 2.2% 386 |
1972 | 67.4% 11,045 | 28.5% 4,669 | 4.1% 675 |
1968 | 50.8% 7,893 | 38.3% 5,952 | 10.9% 1,696 |
1964 | 41.0% 6,364 | 58.3% 9,061 | 0.7% 107 |
1960 | 58.4% 10,059 | 41.3% 7,112 | 0.4% 61 |
1956 | 60.7% 9,591 | 39.0% 6,158 | 0.3% 45 |
1952 | 65.0% 10,179 | 34.2% 5,359 | 0.7% 113 |
1948 | 50.6% 6,551 | 48.4% 6,269 | 1.0% 132 |
1944 | 53.5% 7,064 | 46.1% 6,084 | 0.4% 55 |
1940 | 49.6% 7,619 | 49.6% 7,615 | 0.8% 126 |
1936 | 40.0% 6,204 | 59.8% 9,283 | 0.2% 27 |
1932 | 43.7% 6,116 | 53.2% 7,447 | 3.1% 431 |
1928 | 79.4% 10,168 | 19.8% 2,533 | 0.8% 101 |
1924 | 57.9% 7,367 | 28.6% 3,642 | 13.4% 1,707 |
1920 | 60.6% 6,821 | 36.5% 4,112 | 2.9% 331 |
1916 | 43.2% 3,614 | 50.7% 4,248 | 6.1% 511 |
1912 | 18.3% 971 | 37.8% 2,005 | 43.9% 2,330 |
1908 | 54.0% 3,049 | 40.5% 2,290 | 5.5% 310 |
1904 | 61.9% 3,306 | 28.8% 1,540 | 9.3% 495 |
1900 | 50.6% 2,947 | 47.3% 2,752 | 2.1% 120 |
1896 | 44.9% 2,414 | 54.4% 2,926 | 0.7% 35 |
1892 | 48.6% 2,650 | 51.4% 2,800 | |
1888 | 55.4% 3,172 | 28.2% 1,616 | 16.4% 942 |
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